In DT this term Year 1 have been designing and creating their own stable pencil pot. First they explored stability by balancing and deciding whether structures with a wider base are more stable than ones with a narrow base. The children sketched their designs before using a variety of cutt...

Year 4 had an excellent visit to Vindolanda and Housesteads yesterday. We travelled to Vindolanda first, where the children enjoyed exploring the ruins of the Roman fort and town before having a look round the museum. After lunch, we got back on the coach to visit Housesteads. After walking up the s...

In our Target Games PE unit this half term, Year 1 have been learning about overarm and underarm throws. The children have been thinking about when it is best to use an overarm throw or an underarm throw and have been practising their technique, especially thinking about their foot placement. W...

Our Early Years children have been busy turning into expert pumpkin farmers right here at Greenside Primary! They've loved picking, cleaning, and pricing their very own pumpkins, carefully sorting them by colour and exploring size and weight using the scales. It’s been a wonderful hands-on...

This term, our Reception children have been having lots of fun exploring tangrams on the light table. They've been using the colourful shapes to make animals, patterns and all sorts of creative designs! While they play, they're also learning about different shapes, building up their fin...

Last week we were very lucky to have a visitor come into our class to tell us all about what it is like to celebrate Diwali. We listened to the story of Rama and Sita and learnt all about light over darkness. We even took part in some dancing! We really enjoyed taking part in some of the celebration...